Source documentsCritical Evaluations

Last updated
19 January 2003

Findings of the accompanying state inspection
of the activities of Narconon, e.V.

This report was written for the city of (then West)
Berlin in xxxxxx by Dr. Wolfgang Heckmann, a psychiatrist who served as
Drugs Delegate of the State of Berlin (i.e. the city's senior adviser
on drug issues). At issue was whether Narconon should be supported financially
by the Berlin government. Heckmann recommended against this, citing a
range of problems with Narconon's methods and its poor success rate, which
he calculated from its own figures as being little more than 10% of clients.
Another striking finding made by Heckmann was the degree to which Narconon
used Scientology practices, including the use of the Scientology electrometer
or E-meter. (Compare this with the 1974 report
commissioned by the California Department of Health; many of the issues
raised are identical.)

The report is available in English and German (as an
Adobe PDF file; you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it).

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